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Project Finding Beauty

Beloved October

Posted on 10/10/2021 by Khaya Ronkainen

Irresistible is lure of her beauty. backstory: I don’t need to say much about October, she speaks for herself. But I’ll raise a glass, not to her beauty but bec...

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Happiness IS

Posted on 10/03/2021 by Khaya Ronkainen

The smell of freshly baked bread, taste of berries I picked from the wild, sound of my brother’s voice on the phone, a hug from my baby sister I wish I co...

Project Finding Beauty

Reading is a Kind of Magic

Posted on 09/26/2021 by Khaya Ronkainen

In imaginary worlds, I am invincible. backstory: I once saw Felicity Cloake at a restaurant, in Lyon. She and her friends sat at a table filled with bowls of pr...

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Life in Verse & Visuals

khaya.ronkainen

Poetry | Creative Nonfiction | Fiction
📖 // debut DISTORTED IS THE VIEW out June 9, 2026 🇿🇦🇫🇮🌍

PLACES & FACES: Urban and rural Eastern Cape lands PLACES & FACES: Urban and rural Eastern Cape landscapes...🇿🇦❤️

This is a novel for readers drawn to intimate family dramas, layered characters, and stories where the landscape holds as much feeling as the people who move through it.

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Khaya Ronkainen's books on Goodreads
Seasons Defined Seasons Defined
reviews: 5
ratings: 6 (avg rating 4.83)

From the Depths of Darkness: A Collection of Dark Poetry Left in the Light From the Depths of Darkness: A Collection of Dark Poetry Left in the Light
reviews: 2
ratings: 2 (avg rating 5.00)

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